Kal Penn to star in 'Trust Me, I’m a Doctor', 17 years after model Anna Nicole Smith's mysterious death

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kal Penn is set to play Dr Sandeep Kapoor who was wrongfully accused in the death of model Anna Nicole Smith in the upcoming movie based on a doctor's book titled ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.’

The book is written and directed by Thane Economou.

Who was Anna Nicole Smith?

The former playboy model married the 89-year-old oil tycoon J Howard Marshall after the two met at a strip club where she was performing.

Marshall had a 16% stake in Koch Industries and died 14 months later in 1995 after their reunion.

After his passing away, there was a fight over his billions in the US. The Supreme Court was involved in settling the dispute.

Smith had a long history of substance abuse and Kapoor was dragged into her death following reports that he wrote her prescriptions for addictive drugs.

Penn is also the executive producer of ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ joined by Dan Spilo. The indie film, produced by Stadium, Park Cities Film, and Picmovers, started shooting in Toronto during spring.

The filmmaker is yet to finalize the star to play Anna Nicole Smith, reports Variety.

Inside Kal Penn's recent success with gigs

The ‘Harold & Kumar’ actor had recent success with gigs as a guest host of ‘The Daily Show.’

Stewart left the show in 2015 and went on to explore other opportunities offered, including executive producer of CBS’ 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' and led a weekly foray into topical humor on Apple’s streaming service, a show called 'The Problem With Jon Stewart.'

‘The Daily Show’ has already tried different potential hosts, but no one could last. These included Leslie Jones, Kal Penn, and Sarah Silverman.

Moreover, Penn was nominated for a CAFE Emmy for his work on ‘The Santa Clauses’ and also collaborated with Snoop Dog on ‘The Underdoggs.’

He recently appeared in the horror hit film ‘Smile’ and was the White House staff member in the Obama administration.